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Application October 30, 1953, Serial No. 389,357

2 Claims. (Cl. 304-24) This invention relates in general to improvementsin window platforms, and more specifically to a window platformespecially intended for portable use throughout a building and beingadjustable in size for engaging windows of various dimensions.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved windowplatform which is adjustable and which has interior wall engaging arms,the adjustability of the platform permitting the arms to engage walls onopposite sides of windows of various widths.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved windowplatform which is adjustable in size to accommodate various widths ofwindows, the window platform being provided with wall forming meanswhich are also adjustable in size so as to permit an effective size of abase portion to be varied as desired.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved windowplatform having means for securing the same to a window, the means beingclampingly engageable with an interior wall and an associated windowsill to firmly position the window platform outside of a window.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the window platform which is thesubject of this invention and shows the same mounted outside of a windowof a building;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantiallyupon the plane indicated by the section line 2-2 of Figure 1 and showsthe manner in which the effective width of the window platform isselectively varied, a wider width of the platform being shown in dottedlines;

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevational view of the window platform ofFigure 1 as viewed from the interior of the building to which it isattached and shows the relationship of arms thereof with respect to thewindow and adjacent interior wall; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takensubstantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 44 of Figure3 and shows the manner in which the window platform is adjustablyclamped to a wall of a building.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that there isillustrated the Window platform which is the subject of this invention,the window platform being referred to in general by the referencenumeral 10. The window platform includes a base which is referred to ingeneral by the reference numeral 12.

The base 12 of the window platform 10 includes a pair of sections whichare referred to in general by the reference numerals 16 and 18. Thesection 16 includes a fiat plate 20 which has secured thereto at oneside edge a frame member 22 which is in the form of a bar. Secured tothe outer end edge of the plate 20 is an angle ice member 24 and to theinner end edge is an angle member 26.

The section 18 is substantially identical to the section 16 and includesa plate 28 which has secured to one side edge thereof an elongated bar36. Secured to the outer end edge is an angle member 32 and to the innerend edge an angle member 34.

It will be noted that the plates 20 and 28 overlie the horizontalflanges of their respective angle members. It will also be noted thatthe plate 20 is of a size whereby it overlies the plate 28 and the anglemembers 24 and 26 connected thereto are disposed within the confines ofthe angle members 32 and 34 secured to the plate 28.

It will be seen that the effective width of the base 12 may be varied bysliding the sections 16 and 15 relative to each other. Further, the base12 may be retained in its adjusted width through the use of pins 40which may be selectively positioned in aligned apertures 42 in verticalflanges of the frame members which are in faceto-face engagement.

Carried by the plate 20 and extending upwardly therefrom at theintersection of the bar 22 and the angle member 24 is a corner standard4 -3. The plate 20 is also provided with a corner standard 46 whichextends upwardly therefrom at the intersection of the bar 22 and theangle member 26.

A corner standard 48 extends upwardly from the plate 28 at theintersection of the angle member 34 and the bar 34 A fourth cornerstandard 56 extends upwardly from the plate 28 at the intersection ofthe bar 39 and the angle member 32.

Extending between and connected to the various corner standards 44, 46,48 and 50 is a wall forming member which is referred to in general bythe reference numeral 52. The wall forming member 52 is in the form ofan elongated section of screen 54 which has secured to one edge thereofa strip 56. Carried by the strip 56 in vertically spaced relation is apair of eye bolts 53. The eye bolts 58 are selectively positioned overthe corner standard 48 in the manner best illustrated in Figure 1.

It will be noted that the end portion of the screen 54 remote from thestrip 56 is doubled around the corner standard 46. In order to retainthe screen 5 in a taut state, the end thereof remote from the strip 56is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced hooks 60. The hooks6ft are selectively engageable with the meshes of the screen 54 withwhich they are adjacent. it will be seen that by loosening the books 60,the base 12 may be made of any desired width and then the screen 64drawn taut and the hooks 6t? repositioned so as to provide a verticalwall for the platform at all times, irrespective of the efiective widthof the base 12.

Secured to the inner surfaces of the angle members 26 and 24 areinwardly extending supports 62. The supports 62 are in the form of anglemembers and overlie a window sill construction 64 of a building 66 towhich the window platform 13 is connected. Rigidly secured to the innerends of the supports 62 are L-shaped arms 68. Each of the L-shaped arms63 includes a vertical portion 70 and an upper horizontal portion 72.The vertical portion 70 is connected intermediate its ends to the innerend of its associated support 62. Further, it is intended to engage atrim portion 74 of the window sill 64 adjacent its intersection with itsassociated support 62.

Carried by the free end of the horizontal portion 72 of each arm 68 is agenerally C-shaped arm 76. Each C-shaped arm 76 includes a verticalportion 78 which is connected intermediate its ends to the associatedhorizontal portion 72. The vertical portion 73 has formed integrallytherewith at its upper end an outwardly directed portion 8% which ishorizontally disposed. A second Patented Sept. 17, 1 951 of the windowsill construction 64.

horizontally disposed portion 82 is disposed at the inner end of thevertical portion '1? and also extends outwardly. Carried by the ends ofthe horizontal portions 30 and 82 are plates 84 and 8 5,'respe ctiyely.The plates 84 and 86 have vertically spaced coplanar surfaces which areengageable with an inner surface of an interior wall 88 of the building66.

In order that the vertical portion 70 of each arm 68 and the plates 4and 8 15 may be retained in clamping engagement with associated portionsof the building 65, there is carried by each of the supports 62 taperedpin 90. The tapered pin 90 is selectively positionable through aplurality of spaced apertures 92 in a horizontal flange of each support62 and is engageable with an outer edge In order to prevent accidentalloss of the pins90, each pin is connected to its associated support soby a chain 94.

When it is desire to utilize the window platform 10 for either washingwindows or for painting purposes, the base 212?. is collapsed to sizewhereby it may be pushed through a window to which isintended to besecured. After it has been passed through the windowv to which it is tobe secured, t e overlapping sections .16 18 are spread apart until theplates 84 and 86 are in position to engage the inner surface of theinterior wall 88 in the manner best illustrated in Figure 3. Theoverlapping sections 36 and 38 are then secured in their adjustedpositions by the pins 40. Next, the pins 90 are properly positioned soas to permit the vertical portions 70 of the arms as and the plates 8dand 86 to clampingly engage the trim 84 the interior wall 88,respectively. The base 12 having been rigidly supported exteriorly ofthe window 96, the wall forming member 52 may then be ti htened throughthe use of the hooks 6G to its proper position, as best illustrated inFigure 1. This having been accomplished, the window platform 10 is readyfor use. it will be understood that the window platform 10 is removed byreversal of the above mentioned steps.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A Window platform comprising slidably connected rectangular platformsections, means for varying the size of the platform, means forsupporting said platform to extend outwardly of a window comprising apair of horizontal supports on the platform sections for overlying awindow sill, said supports having terminal arms of inverted L shapeincluding vertical portions extending below the supports for engagementwith an inner edge of a window sill and extending above said supports,said arms having horizontal portions thereon above the supports of alength to extend beyond the side trim of 'a window, said horizontalportions having upright termiwire mesh Wall member having ends attachedto two of V the corner standards of the sections and slidably trainedaround the other standards of the sections and provided with verticallyspaced hooks attached thereto and engageable in the mesh of the wallmember to draw the wall member taut when the plat-form sections are slidto reduce the size of the platform.

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